“Key questions in light of Supreme Court Justice Cote’s appointment”: In today’s edition of The Toronto Globe and Mail, Sean Fine has an article that begins, “Eight years ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper created the first U.S.-style parliamentary hearing in which legislators could ask questions of the newest judge on the Supreme Court of Canada. Today, those hearings appear to be a relic of the past. This week, Mr. Harper appointed Montreal lawyer Suzanne Cote, 56, to the court, but will not hold a hearing for her.”
“At least $1.5M spent on Wheat-VanDyke Supreme Court race”: The Billings (Mont.) Gazette has this report.
“Ex-UPS driver’s pregnancy bias claim at high court”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.
And in today’s edition of The New York Times, columnist Gail Collins has an op-ed titled “Doing Some Heavy Lifting.”
“Supreme Court challenge to Obamacare tax credits casts cloud over program’s future”: In Sunday’s edition of The Miami Herald, Marc Caputo will have an article that begins, “Nearly 900,000 Floridians could lose Obamacare tax subsidies under a new U.S. Supreme Court case, but state political leaders say they’re making no plans to deal with the potential fallout.”
“Why the Supreme Court should be the biggest issue of the 2016 campaign”: Paul Waldman has this entry at the “Plum Line” blog of The Washington Post.
“Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick gets appeals date”: The Detroit Free Press has this report.
And The Detroit News reports that “Court agrees to hear Kilpatrick, Ferguson appeals.”
“Texas to execute man who lawyers say is delusional”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Suit on Health Law Puts Focus on Funding Powers”: Robert Pear will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.
“Argument preview: Social media as a crime scene.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”
